The people who had rushed out of the city were stunned when they saw the endless number of people. But soon, they continued to rush forward.
They did not know where they were going, but they knew that they had to escape from Taiyang City. They had to escape from this horrible hell that was plagued by plague and thunder!
But when they ran for a few hundred meters, the people who were running the fastest first discovered that the people in front of them … were actually dead people with pale faces. Their eyes could not be seen. They were swaying and had dull expressions.
The reason why they could tell that these people were dead was because some of them had been soaked in the water for a long time. Their bodies were pale and swollen. Some of their wounds even had maggots wriggling in them. Some of them had their chests pierced through by tree branches. Some of them had half of their heads caved in. Some of them were missing arms or legs. But they did not feel any pain. They staggered forward without any reaction.
Although their speed was slow, when they pressed forward bit by bit, they created an extremely terrifying pressure that made one's hair stand on end.
The fleeing people stopped in their tracks in horror. They looked left and right. They were horrified to find that when the living corpses were only about 50 meters away from them, they all stopped.
Suddenly, a sharp howl came from the forest. This howl was extremely ear-piercing at first, causing the fleeing civilians to cover their ears and heads in pain. Some of them even rolled on the ground in pain.
The howl became sharper and sharper. Gradually, it became so loud that it was almost inaudible. Only then did the fleeing people recover from the pain.
But at this time, they found that the living corpses in front of them had undergone earth-shattering changes. Originally, their movements were slow, their expressions were dull, and their eyes were dull. But now, these living corpses had ferocious expressions. They bared their teeth and glared at the fleeing people with their grayish-white eyes. They were making "hoot, hoot" sounds.
Soon, the Living Corpses in the front row suddenly rushed toward them. They were so fast that when they exerted their strength, they directly broke one of their legs, which had become white and swollen from the soaking. Their whole body fell forward and fell to the ground. Then, countless Living Corpses trampled over him, quickly trampling his body into meat paste, leaving only his head intact.
But even so, the head did not die. Its teeth were bared and its eyes were wide open. Like a football, its head was kicked by the running corpses one after another, from the back to the front, and then into the air, falling into the crowd of refugees who were frozen in place like a flock of sheep.
The head happened to fall into the arms of the shopkeeper who was hiding behind the crowd. The shopkeeper saw a black shadow flying towards him from the sky. He subconsciously reached out to catch it, but to his surprise, it was a living head!
The head immediately opened its mouth and bit down on the shopkeeper's arm. The shopkeeper immediately let out a mournful howl.
This shock was no small matter!
The terrified refugees acted as if they had heard an order. They immediately screamed and ran back in a frenzy.
The Lady Boss, who was standing at the side, pulled at the shopkeeper in horror while hugging Xiao Zhu tightly. She screamed, "Husband, are you alright?!"
The shopkeeper was in so much pain that he forcefully pulled the head off his arm. The living head immediately bit off a piece of flesh from the shopkeeper's arm. When it fell to the ground, it chewed on it forcefully. After that, the flesh that had been chewed into meat paste flowed out from the broken throat and fell to the ground.
This scene was too terrifying, but no one cared about it anymore.
Even the shopkeeper, who was bleeding profusely from the head's bite, was surrounded by the crowd. He could not help but rush back.
At this time, if someone were to look down from above, they would see that the entire Taiyang City was surrounded by a dense crowd of Living Corpses. On the outskirts of the city, the Living Corpses were surging towards Taiyang City, while the people who were closer to Taiyang City were crying and screaming as they tried to rush into the city.
The tragic Taiyang City had not yet calmed down after another wave!
When the guards on top of the city gate who were angrily chasing away the civilians saw this scene, they all screamed in fear, "Hurry up and close the city gate! Hurry up and close the city gate!"
The commander was also scared out of his wits. This was because the scene in front of him had far exceeded his understanding. He immediately shouted, "Hurry up and close the city gate!"
The guards immediately swarmed forward and closed the gate in a flurry.
The shopkeeper and the Lady Boss were squeezed into the crowd. They widened their eyes and screamed madly, using all their strength to push forward. However, there were still countless civilians in front of them who were crazily pushing forward. Behind them, there were even more screaming civilians who were pushing and tearing at them with all their might.
The fleeing civilians at the back frantically tore at the people in front of them, trying to push them away, but the city gate was only so big. The civilians around them were squeezed together, and they were squeezed tighter and tighter. They were like dried fish stuffed inside a can, unable to move at all.
The people in the middle were squeezed so tightly that they could barely breathe. Xiao Zhu was squeezed so tightly that she was crying. However, her cries could not be heard because her whole body was pressed tightly against the Lady Boss. Her cries could only be heard through her body, but they were soon drowned out by the screams and cries around them, as well as the roars of the living corpses behind them that were like a raging tide.
The shopkeeper saw that the little bamboo was about to suffocate from the pressure. Ignoring the pain, he roared and lifted the little bamboo out of the crowd with both hands. He held it high above his head and passed the little bamboo forward. He looked at the city gate that was slowly closing in fear and shouted, "Send her in, send the child in!"
However, the city gate was closing mercilessly, and the people's despairing gazes were slowly sealed off from the city.
When the city gate was completely closed, the shopkeeper, the Lady Boss, and Little Bamboo all cried out in despair. They slammed the city gate madly, shouting to open the gate. In an instant, the city of Taiyang was filled with cries!
"We're doomed!
We're doomed! "
Some people turned around to look at the Living Corpses that were charging at them, and they screamed in despair.
Little Bamboo, who was put down, had tears in her eyes. She clenched her fists tightly, and looked up at her parents. She asked innocently, "Father, mother, the Crown Prince will come to save us, right?"
The shopkeeper and the Lady Boss both had tears streaming down their faces, but they tried their best to fight against the crowd, fighting for space for Little Bamboo, not letting her be squeezed. They squeezed out a smile and comforted Little Bamboo, saying, "Yes, His Highness will definitely come to save us."
The people around them seemed to have the same thought, and they all shouted, "Save us, Your Highness! Open the gate!"
The voices were scattered at first, but they quickly gathered together, forming a loud voice that shook the heavens and the earth, "Your Highness, open the gate!
Your Highness, open the gate! "
But at this time, the Living Corpses had already pounced on them, and the commoners at the outermost layer were all pushed down, and were quickly torn into pieces. The commoners that were near the city gate were all pushed back in fear, and the commoners that were blocking the city gate fell down like dominoes.
The guards on the city gate all had tears in their eyes, and they turned their heads away, not daring to look at the hellish scene below.
People's hearts were made of flesh, when did they not want to open the gate?
But at this time, no one dared to open the gate. They knew that if they opened the gate, Taiyang City would be destroyed!
Just as they turned their heads and were about to close their eyes, they suddenly saw a man on a horse galloping towards them from a direction in the city. This man had not even reached them when he jumped off the horse. He held a long sword in his hand, and was dressed in a long robe. The corners of his robe and his long hair danced in the wind!
It was Crown Prince Zhao Han Qing!
When Zhao Han Qing heard that there was a disturbance at the city gate, he wanted to rush over to calm the people down, but he did not expect to see such a horrifying tragedy. When he heard the terrifying roars of the Living Corpses and the tragic screams of the commoners outside the city, he did not hesitate and immediately shouted, "Open the gate!!"
General Zeng, who was on the city gate, flew down and knelt on the ground, kowtowing with all his might, "Your Highness, you can't!
There are hundreds of thousands of Living Corpses surrounding Taiyang City, if you open the gate, I'm afraid Taiyang City will … "
Zhao Han Qing's face was ashen, and he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist. The sword was unsheathed, and the words "As His Majesty Arrives" were engraved on the blade. It was the supreme treasure of the royal family, Shang Fang Imperial Sword!
Zhao Han Qing held the sword and shouted, "They are just Living Corpses!
Are the swords in your hands just for decoration?
If you don't protect the commoners, then what's the use of keeping you!
If you don't protect the commoners, then get out of the way, and I will defend with my sword!! "
After saying that, Zhao Han Qing's eyes were extremely sharp, and he shouted, "Open the gate!!!"